In vitro activity of dicationic compounds against a North American foxhound isolate of Leishmania infantum

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 207-216

  Rosypal, Alexa C ^a   Hall, James E ^a,b   Bakunova, Svetlana ^a   Patrick, Donald A ^a   Bakunov, Stanislav ^a   Stephens, Chad E ^c   Kumar, Arvind ^c   Boykin, David W ^c   Tidwell, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial activity; Aromatic diamidines; In vitro; Leishmania infantum; Pentamidine

Indexed keywords

2,5 BIS(4 AMIDINOPHENYL)FURAN; AMIDINE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CATION; FURAMIDINE; PENTAMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HUMAN; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PARASITE ISOLATION; PROMASTIGOTE; RELAPSE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33947249443     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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